JMF only supports Flash 2... Flash is now up to version 5, so I don't
really consider that as good support just yet. It's up to the ppl at
Macromedia to provide a Java player I believe.
I agree with the comment about it depending on what you are doing, and
not just short-term. You need to decide what your requirements are.
-Lee
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leyland Needham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 9:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] unrelated to Java3D
>
>
> Flash is supported in Macromedias Shockwave player, but Java
> also supports
> flash, flash is more like a format (although I have heard
> people doing some
> pretty extensive things in it, like making games).
>
> Its like comparing VRML to Java3D, Java3D can load and use
> VRML data (with
> the right loader), and you can manipulate the loaded VRML
> scene inside of
> Java. Now I dont know how much manipulation Java gives for
> Flash so its hard
> to say, but Java also support many other things besides Flash, other
> streaming formats, etc.
>
> http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/2.1.1/formats.html
>
> The base page for the API that loads flash is here. I have no
> experience
> using it, so I can not do much more then point you to information I
> discovered.
>
> http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jmf/index.html
>
> Leyland Needham
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